COLORADO MENTAL HEALTH JURISPRUDENCE ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS ANSD CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES

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COLORADO MENTAL HEALTH JURISPRUDENCE

ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS ANSD CORRECT DETAILED

ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|AGRADE



Disclosure of Confidential Information .....ANSWER.....A licensee,

registrant, or certificate holder shall not disclose, without the

consent of the client, any

confidential communications made by the client, or advice given

to the client, in the course of professional employment. A

licensee's, registrant's, or certificate holder's employee or

associate, whether clerical or professional, shall not disclose any

knowledge of the communications acquired in that capacity. Any

person who has participated in any therapy conducted under the

supervision of a licensee, registrant, or certificate holder,

including group therapy sessions, shall not disclose any

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knowledge gained during the course of the therapy without the

consent of the person to whom the knowledge relates.

A person may disclose confidential information when a client or

the heirs, executors, or administrators of a client...

.....ANSWER........file suit or a complaint against a licensee,

registrant, or certificate holder on any cause of action arising out

of or connected with the care or treatment of the client by the

licensee, registrant, or certificate holder

A person may disclose confidential information when a licensee,

registrant, or certificate holder... .....ANSWER........was in

consultation with a physician, registered professional nurse,

licensee, registrant, or certificate holder against whom a suit or

complaint was filed based on the case out of which the suit or

complaint arises

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A person may disclose confidential information when...

.....ANSWER........a review of services of a licensee, registrant, or

certificate holder

A review of services can be determined by a board or a person

or group... .....ANSWER........authorized by the board to make an

investigation on its behalf

A review of services can be determined by

________________(1) where the licensee, registrant, or

certificate holder practices or the medical staff

____________________(2) .....ANSWER.....(1) The governing

board of a hospital licensed pursuant to part 1 of article 3 of

title 25; (2) of the hospital if the medical staff operates pursuant

to written bylaws approved by the governing board of the

hospital

A review of services can be determined by

__________________ if the person has signed a release